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We have access to several providers for acquiring comprehensive products to support estate administration and to complement the legal work that you do, thus assisting with the distribution of an estate so it can move forward without unnecessary delay or reserving part, or all, of the estate. 

We don't charge fees to arrange cover, which would otherwise reduce the net estate available for distribution to heirs/beneficiaries.

Here at JWL our team have a combined underwriting experience exceeding 40 years in probate matters with a large international insurer, underwriting complex Missing Beneficiary, Missing Will and similar matters relating to estate administration. 

What We Can Obtain Quotes For

We can obtain competitive quotes for the following risks:

  • Missing Beneficiary Indemnity for known and unknown missing beneficiaries – protects Personal Representatives, Beneficiaries, Trustees, Executors and Administrators should a missing or otherwise unknown beneficiary come forward after the estate has been distributed. Cover is normally only available when all steps have been taken to identify and locate all beneficiaries.
  • Missing Will Indemnity – protects Personal Representatives, Beneficiaries, Trustees, Executors and Administrators where searches have not revealed a Will and probably there never was one or belief/ suspicion there may have been a Will but cannot be found.
  • Contentious Wills – provides cover if someone should someone contest the Will (if there is a Will) and/or making a claim for financial provisions.
  • Early Distribution (inheritance Act 1975) Insurance – protect Personal Representatives by removing the need to wait for the expiry of the 10 months claim period enabling early payments to the beneficiaries. Cover is normally only available where no Section 27 has been placed or will be placed and there is no information on any financial dependents or potential creditors. 
  • Unoccupied Property – very often homes are left unoccupied for an extensive period of time while the probate process in undertaken . Our specialists probate home insurance will offer cover for the Executors where normal buildings insurance is unlikely.

Insurance Providers We Use